INTERNATIONAL: Down Arms!

The Conference of Ambassadors* forwarded a strong note to the German
Government giving it 30 days in which to submit to Allied military
control.

The note, which was approved by Belgian, British, French and
Italian Premiers, was a virtual ultimatum, stating bluntly that the
Allies did not believe that Germany had carried out the disarmament
clauses of the Versailles Treaty and demanding a general inspection
"for three or four months" to establish the true state of
Germany's "preparedness." Control by the League of Nations
was refused....